404 monitors errors are generated everyday…

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  • Resolved Cosmin Banaurs

    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rank Math free

    Hello, is it normal that when I go to see the 404 monitor section every day I see 404 errors appear?
    Can this ruin my website SEO? How do I solve. Many errors have .xml .php what does that mean?

    I scanned the site online to see if I have any viruses but I have no viruses. After scanning with these online tools, other 404 errors appeared in the dashboard.

    Should i worry or can i ignore?

    Thank you very much and appreciate your help.

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  • Anas

    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math, and sorry for any inconvenience caused.

    Please note that we only report the 404s. We do not have information on how or why they are generated. You can get further insight into them by enabling the advanced monitor at WordPress Dashboard > Rank Math > General Settings > 404 Monitor:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/monitor-404-errors/#advanced-404-monitor

    That will give you more information like referrer and user-agent. You can use that information to track down the source or find out if it is just bots generating those errors.

    You can also fix these errors by redirecting them to a related page on your website:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/fix-404-errors/

    Or, you can add them to the exclusion list at WordPress Dashboard > Rank Math > General Settings > 404 Monitor > Exclude Paths

    I hope that helps.

    Thank you.

    Cosmin Banaurs

    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rank Math free

    Ok, I understand. But is normal everyday to find some new error?

    Jaideep Asrani

    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hello,

    If you are seeing random 404s that you know for a fact are incorrect – it is likely generated by a bot and can be safely ignored. You could also use a service like Cloudflare to block out access to bots so they do not use up your server resources.

    Here’s a great article on how to secure your WordPress website:
    https://mythemeshop.com/blog/wordpress-security-tips/

    Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

    Cosmin Banaurs

    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rank Math free

    Hello today I found this type of errors. I know they are bots. but where do they come from? Why the errors are http type and not https? My domain is https… I don’t understand where these requests come from.

    Could they damage my seo?

    This is the screenshot from the errors: https://ibb.co/frW7wSv

    Jeremy

    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hello,

    As explained by my colleagues, we have no insights on where the 404 is coming from. To address it, you may refer to the guide my colleague presented or block unwanted bot crawlers via security software or Cloudflare.

    Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

    Cosmin Banaurs

    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rank Math free

    Ok, thank you. Bot and crawlers can damage seo with 404 errors?

    Jaideep Asrani

    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hello,

    No, the 404s caused by the bots shouldn’t cause any issues with the SEO of your site as the 404s only cause issues when the search engine crawlers or your visitors are experiencing them. The bots visit random URLs and they don’t affect your site’s SEO performance.

    Hope this clarifies your doubts. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch in case you need any other assistance.

    Thanks.

    RankBot

    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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